Balonda, Jhunjhunu

Balonda is a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Its mandal is Surajgarh and district is Jhunjhunu. It is located 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi) from Surajgarh, 54.2 kilometres (33.7 mi) from Jhunjhunu, and 157 kilometres (98 mi) from Jaipur.

Baloda
Village
Baloda is located in Rajasthan
Baloda
Baloda
Coordinates (28.364819, 75.886688): 28°22′7.49″N 75°52′49.31″E
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictJhunjhunu
SubdistrictSurajgarh
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
333033[1]
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN

History

Baloda Thikana was established by Raj Shree Thakur Dalel Singh Ji Shekhawat, and named after Baloda Gotra of Jats. Thakur Dalel Singh Ji Shekhawat was the first Jagirdar/Thikanedar of Baloda Thikana with other village jagir.who migrated from pilani (dalelgarh) fort. He was the son of Raj Shree Thakur Nawal Singhji Shekhawat of Nawalgarh and grandson of Jhunjhunu Maharaja Raj Shree Thakur Shardul Singh Ji Shekhawat. Shekhawat Jagirdar of Baloda Thikana are Bhojraj ji clan (panchpana).

The village has a big Anaj Mandi. Other castes include Rajput, Jat Gurjar, Jat, Brahmin, Bania, Kumhar, Sunar, Meghwal Baloda Jat, and Shekhawat Rajput.

Infrastructure

The village has a Bank of Baroda Branch. It is well connected with Buhana Chirawa, Satnali, Jhunjhunu. The village has a direct bus service to Jaipur. The nearest railway station is Satnali (Haryana) which is 16 km from Balonda. Balonda touches the Haryana Border at Dhana and Satnali. Currently Smt. Manoj soni is Sarpanch of baloda.

Temples

The village has 8 main temples:

  • Shree Thakur-ji maharaj Temple(of shekhawat rajpariwar)
  • Shekhawat rajpariwar kuldevi jamwai mata ji Temple
  • Shree bhani nath ji maharaj Temple
  • Ganesh ji Temple
  • Baba Karni Nath ji maharaj Temple
  • baba udaidas ji temple
  • Balaji Temple
  • Shiv Temple

Education

A government Senior Secondary School with Arts faculty is available. Sarpanch Shree Sardar Singh Shekhawat helped upgrade the village school to a secondary school in 1966 and invited Chief Minister Sh. Sukhadia for the village.

Schools
  • Government Senior Secondary School Balonda
  • IT centre
  • Aadarsh Public School

Colleges
  • Colleges at Surajgarh
  • Umrao Singh Arya College Buhana
  • Govt College at Chirawa[2]
  • Savitri Devi Girls College
  • SVM College Jaisinghwas

References
  1. "Pin Code: 333033, List of Post Offices, Jhujhunu, RAJASTHAN". PINcode.net.in. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. "Balonda, *GOVT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BALODA *GOVT GIRLS SCHOOL Jhunjhunu". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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